Commodus (177-192), Bimetallic Medallion, Rome, AD 185
AE (g 51,42; mm 39; h 12)
M COMMODVS ANTO – NINVS AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., Rv. P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, naked Hercules crowning himself and holding club, standing facing between tree and lighted altar. Gnecchi 79; C 393.
Very rare, with an expressive portrait. Untouched green patina with traces of the original silver: extremely fine.